Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'fear' occurs 553 times in the standard works.

112 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'fear' in the standard works and contain 20.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 46 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Kgs. 17:34-39 (6 in 6 verses)

Luke 12:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Jn. 4:18 (3 in 1 verse)

Deut. 28:66-67 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 8:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 18:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 4:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 22:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 34:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 10:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 22:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Moro. 9:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 20:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 14:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 53:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 8:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 35:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 13:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 7:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 18:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 27:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 60:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 8:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 15:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 8:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 1:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 31:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 9:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 9:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 1:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 14:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 11:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 24:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 41:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 46:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 48:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 28:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Pet. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 22:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 21:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 9:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 6:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 316 87 403
NT 84 37 121
BM 113 36 149
DC 32 10 42
PGP 8 1 9
Moses 7 1 8
JS-H 1 0 1
TOTAL 553 171 724

Moses 1:20
And it came to pass that Moses began to fear exceedingly; and as he began to fear, he saw the bitterness of hell. Nevertheless, calling upon God, he received strength, and he commanded, saying: Depart from me, Satan, for this one God only will I worship, which is the God of glory.

Moses 6:39
And it came to pass when they heard him, no man laid hands on him; for fear came on all them that heard him; for he walked with God.

Moses 7:1
And it came to pass that Enoch continued his speech, saying: Behold, our father Adam taught these things, and many have believed and become the sons of God, and many have believed not, and have perished in their sins, and are looking forth with fear, in torment, for the fiery indignation of the wrath of God to be poured out upon them.

Moses 7:13
And so great was the faith of Enoch that he led the people of God, and their enemies came to battle against them; and he spake the word of the Lord, and the earth trembled, and the mountains fled, even according to his command; and the rivers of water were turned out of their course; and the roar of the lions was heard out of the wilderness; and all nations feared greatly, so powerful was the word of Enoch, and so great was the power of the language which God had given him.

Moses 7:14
There also came up a land out of the depth of the sea, and so great was the fear of the enemies of the people of God, that they fled and stood afar off and went upon the land which came up out of the depth of the sea.

Moses 7:17
The fear of the Lord was upon all nations, so great was the glory of the Lord, which was upon his people. And the Lord blessed the land, and they were blessed upon the mountains, and upon the high places, and did flourish.

Moses 7:66
But before that day he saw great tribulations among the wicked; and he also saw the sea, that it was troubled, and men's hearts failing them, looking forth with fear for the judgments of the Almighty God, which should come upon the wicked.

JS-H 1:32
Not only was his robe exceedingly white, but his whole person was glorious beyond description, and his countenance truly like lightning. The room was exceedingly light, but not so very bright as immediately around his person. When I first looked upon him, I was afraid; but the fear soon left me.